Awning-frame for hammock-supports



Patented May 23,1899. I. E. PALMER.

AWNING FRAME FUR HAMMOGK SUPPORTS. (Application filed Kay 10, 1898.) I

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Patented May 23,- I899.

No. 625,5I5. I. E. PALMER.

AWNING FRAME FOR HAMMOGK SUPPORTS.

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ISAAC E. PALMER, OF MIDDLETOWVN, CONNECTICUT.

, AWNING-FRAME FOR HAMMOCK-SUPPORTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 625,515, dated May 23, 1899.

Application filed May 1898. Serial No. 680,296- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC E. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Awning-Frames for Hammock-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to awning-frames for hammock-supports, with the object in view of providing a strong, simple, and durable frame capable of ready adjustment to eifec- I tually shade and protect the occupant of a hammock when the hammock is suspended by the hammock-support.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents an end view of the upper portion of a hammock-support with my improved awning-frame in position thereon, several different adjustments of the wings of the frame being represented in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one end of the awning-frame with a portion of an awning suitably attached thereto, a portion of the ridge-pole of the hammock-support being also represented. Fig. 3 is a side view of the awnin g, its frame, the ridge-pole, and upper portions of the legs of the hammock-support. Fig. at is an enlarged detail end view of aportion of the awning-frame and the ridge-pole. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 6 is a side view, the truss-rod being removed and the arm of the frame projecting toward the observer being shown in section. Figs. 7 and Sam detail views in plan and side elevation, respectively, of the truss-yoke. Fig. 9 is a side view of the bracket to which the outwardly-projected arms of the awningframe are hinged and which serves to connect the frame with the ridge-pole of the hammocksupport, and Figs. 10 and 11 are front and back views of the said bracket.

The portion of the hammock-support represented in the accompanying drawings consists of a ridge-pole A and two pairs of diverging legs a a at its opposite ends suitably connected therewith.

The awning-frame consists of wings proj ecting outwardly from the hammock-support in opposite directions, each of said wings being composed of an outwardly-extended arm B at each end of the frame, which arms are hinged at their inner ends to brackets C,which will be hereinafter more fully described.

A suitable awning or screen D may be stretched between the pairs of arms B, so as to form an effectual shield, which awning may be secured to the said arms in any suitable manner that will permit the two wings to be swung upwardly or downwardly to a considerable degree independently of each other without disarranging the awning.

Each of the brackets C comprisesa loop portion 0, within which is inserted the end of the ridge-pole A, and outwardly-extended lugs or ears 0' 0 to which lugs are hinged the inner ends of the outwardly-projecting arms B at that end of the awning-frame. These lugs are provided with forwardly-extended ribs 0 0 which ribs serve to limit the downward movement of the arms B.

The inner end of each of the arms B is preferably provided with a metallic plate or washer I), through which washer the hinge pintle or bolt 1), which projects forwardly from one of the lugs c 0 through the end of the arm B, passes. The arm is hinged to the said lug, so as to swing with a considerable amount of friction, by tightening the nut b upon the end of the bolt b exterior to the said plate b.

A truss-yoke E projects outwardly from the bracket C, which truss-yoke is provided at its outer end with hooks e e", which engage loops f in the inner ends of truss-rods F, which lead to a point at or near the free ends of the arms 13, where said truss-rods are secured to the arms in any suitable manner. The trussrods are here represented as being secured to the arms by providing the arms with eyes 19 which engage the hooked ends f of the said rods. This yoke E is secured in its position upon the ridge-pole A by the bracket C, the construction being as follows: The ends of the arms e e of the yoke E enter the loop 0 of the bracket C and seat within sockets c c". When the end of the ridge-pole A is inserted within the loop 0 of the bracket, it will hold the yoke rigidly in engagement therewith. To still further secure the yoke, the ends of the arms 6 e are provided with outwardlyprojecting lugs 6 e which enter recesses c 0 respectively, in theouter and inner edges of the bracket. One or both pairs of these lugs may then be slightly spread by the blow of a hammer, if so desired, to lock the yoke to the said bracket. The means for adjusting each of thewings to any desired angle and fastening it there comprises a clamp G, fitted to slide along one of the legs a a, which clamp is connected with the arm B at a point intermediate its ends by a stifi rod or bar g. The clamp G may be of any desired form, having its clamping-screw g arranged to secure the clamp firmly to the leg at any desired point.

The wings of the awning-frame, as above described, may be swung to any desired angle independently of each other and there clamped. The arms B may be made quite light by utilizing the trusses F, the said trusses taking 0E all torsional strain from the hinge pintles or bolts 1), which might otherwise be caused by the stretching of the awning between the pairs of arms.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the structure herein set forth; but

What I claim is- 1. The combination with a hammock-support, of an awning-frame comprising wings projecting in opposite directions from the backbone of the support, means for swinging the wings into positions of different inclinations and trusses for connecting the wings with the support, the said trusses being arranged to swing with the wings, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the ridge-pole of a hammock support and a truss yoke arranged to straddle the end of the pole, of an awning-frame bracket arranged to embrace the end of the pole and secure the truss-yoke in position thereon, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 7th day of May, 1898.

ISAAC E. PALMER.

WVitnesses:

E. B. WETMORE, H. O. EDGERTON. 

